Background
Bowen, Robert Kendall was born on February 8, 1948 in Ewa Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Robert Wesley and Gertrude (Benevides) Bowen.
Bowen, Robert Kendall was born on February 8, 1948 in Ewa Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Son of Robert Wesley and Gertrude (Benevides) Bowen.
Student, Illinois State University, 1967. Associate of Arts in Agricultural Production and Management, Kankakee Junior College, 1968.
Farm manager DeYoung & Mercier, St. Anne, Illinois, 1968—1977, Hoekstra Farms, St. Anne, 1978—1979. Owner & operator Highland Farms, since 1980. Served to staff sergeant Army National Guard, 1968-1976.
4-H club leader; patrol officer Kankakee River Police Department, since 1979. Member of Professional Farmers America, Elks Lodge.
Married Susan Marie Leutloff, September 14, 1968. Children: Kenneth J., Keith A., Kyle E.